The Reader
The in-browser Reader: parallel translation, tap-to-translate, grammar in the text, your own EPUB and FB2, offline reading. Everything said about reading above is available right now — and you can start for free.
The LangOrbit method
Learn English in context you enjoy. Remember every word for good.
No meaningless word lists, no flashcards ripped out of context. You meet new words inside stories shaped around your interests and inside real books, lock them in with practice, and a smart spaced-repetition algorithm brings each one back exactly when you start to forget it.
Try it free · Reader available now · full app on the way
Signal from EuropaA story shaped to your interests · Chapter 1
3 of your words inside
ENGLISH
The station drifted in silence above the frozen moon. Mira checked the oxygen gauge twice — the needle was trembling, and the spare tank had vanished from its locker.
Grammar in this sentence · Past Perfect
РУССКИЙ
Станция беззвучно дрейфовала над замёрзшей луной. Мира дважды проверила кислородный датчик: стрелка дрожала, а запасной баллон исчез из шкафчика.
A story generated for the “space” interest at level B1 — words from your list woven in and highlighted.
The method
From real context to confident use.
Every word follows the same loop — and the Reader is where it begins.
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Meet new words in context you care about
New words and grammar show up inside books and stories you actually want to read — not in isolated decks. Generated stories are shaped around your interests and seeded with the words you're learning, the native translation right alongside.
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Lock them in with practice
Each word travels a short, varied chain of exercises — from first recognition to typing it, saying it out loud, and building it into a sentence. The point isn't to spot a word in a list; it's to use it freely.
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Review them right on time
From there, modern spaced repetition (FSRS, the same engine built into Anki) brings each word back the day you're about to forget it — not sooner, not later. That's the orbit: every word on its own.
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Move forward with LangOrbit
LangOrbit notices not only what you studied but what you've met while reading — words and grammar alike — and turns it into an honest read on how close you are to the next level, and what to pick up next.
Features
Inside the full app
Six tools, one method — from first meeting a word to owning it.
01 · Stories shaped to you
Stories built around your interests — and your words
Every story is generated around what you actually enjoy — space, detectives, travel — at your level, seeded with the words you're learning right now. The translation runs alongside and the grammar is unpacked, just like in the Reader. A new word first meets you inside a plot you chose, not in a list.
- Vocabulary matched to your level — read without a dictionary on standby
- The words you're learning are woven into the plot and highlighted
- Parallel translation and grammar breakdowns in every story
New story
Interests
spacedetectivestravelcooking
Signal from Europa
Mira checked the oxygen gauge twice — the spare tank had vanished from its locker…
You pick the topic — the words from your practice weave themselves into the plot.
02 · Practice
Practice that takes a word to automatic
Each word travels a chain of short exercises: assemble it from letters, pick the translation, type it from memory, hear it and say it aloud, slot it into a phrase. Add any word you like — living phrases and common collocations are generated for it, and you can spin a whole story out of the words you pick.
- Six stages — from recognition to free use
- Listening and speaking included: words get sound, not just spelling
- Phrases, collocations and stories generated around your words
Word practice
Stage 4 of 6 · type from memory
Type it in English
датчик, измеритель
gau5 letters
Collocations
fuel gaugecheck the gaugepressure gauge
Six stages — from recognition to use; phrases and collocations are generated for every word.
03 · Reviews on time
Every word on its own orbit of memory
From there FSRS takes over — the modern spaced-repetition algorithm, the same one inside Anki. For every single word it estimates when you'll start to forget it and brings it back for review at exactly that moment. The intervals grow: a day, four, ten, a month — until the word is yours.
- A review lands just before the word would slip away — not sooner, not later
- The better you know a word, the less often it returns
- No decks, no manual tuning — the schedule builds itself
FSRS plots each word's orbit: the intervals grow until the word is yours.
04 · Grammar
Grammar: a reference, practice, and examples in real text
Grammar here isn't an appendix to vocabulary. A CEFR-levelled reference explains every topic in plain words, practice locks it in — on the same FSRS schedule — and in stories and books the constructions you've studied light up right in the text: you see the rule at work.
- Reference cards: form, the gist in plain words, examples and typical mistakes
- Grammar practice on the same smart review schedule
- Constructions highlighted in any text you read
B1
used to
Past · habits and states that are no longer true
used to + verbFor things that were true or happened regularly in the past — and don't anymore.
She used to live by the sea.
Раньше она жила у моря.
Practise the topic
He ___ chess every evening — now he prefers long walks.
Topic review · in 6 days
The reference explains, practice locks it in — and comes back on the FSRS schedule too.
05 · The Reader, built in
The Reader is built in — words go from book to practice
The entire Reader — parallel translation, tap-to-translate, your own books, offline — lives inside the app. Plus what the standalone version can't do: a word from a book joins your practice in one tap, and the words and constructions you're learning stay highlighted in everything you read.
- Everything the Reader does — from parallel translation to offline
- Any word in a text — into practice with one tap
- What you're learning and what you've learned stays highlighted in every text
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen · Chapter 1
ENGLISH
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Saved: acknowledged
New
Learning
Familiar
One tap and a word from the book is in your practice; what you're learning stays highlighted in every text.
06 · Honest progress
Progress that notices even what you didn't study
The app counts more than your exercises: words and constructions you meet while reading are credited to your picture automatically. You see how close you are to the next level, how your goal across the 5,000 most useful English words is moving — and what to pick up next: a word that fits your interests or a grammar topic at your level.
- Passive progress: what you meet in texts is counted automatically
- A clear goal — Oxford 5000, the core of the most-used English words
- Next-step suggestions: words by frequency, grammar by level
Your progress
B1
B2
47%
2 340
words of the Oxford 5000 core
Credited from reading
- though — met 14 times · familiar
- Past Simple — 31 sentences · solid
NextPast Perfect (B1) · 12 words for “space”
Words and grammar from your reading are credited automatically — an honest picture of your level, not a streak.
How we differ
Built for progress, not retention
We built the tool we couldn't find ourselves: for adults, no games, no hand-built flashcards.
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Not a retention game
No streaks, leagues, or guilt over a missed day. The only number we grow is your actual level: the better you get, the less often the app calls you back.
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Not hand-built flashcards
All the power of spaced repetition with none of the deck-building: context, phrases, audio and the schedule are generated for every word automatically.
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Not just a reading app
Reading is the way into the method, not the whole method. Behind every saved word stand practice, memory-timed reviews, and an honest picture of your level.
Today & soon
The Reader is live. The full app is on the way.
Start reading today — the words you save will be waiting when practice launches.
The full learning app
The stories, practice, reviews and honest progress from this page — on the web, your phone (PWA) and Telegram. Leave your email and we'll write the day it launches.
FAQ
Common questions
When does the full app launch?
Soon — it's in final polish now. The Reader is already open to everyone, and the words you save there won't go anywhere: when practice launches, they'll be waiting for you in the app. Leave your email on this page and we'll write the day it ships.
Is it free?
You can start for free, no card required: both the Reader and the full app come with a free tier to try everything out. Full access is paid; pricing will be announced when the app launches.
What level of English do I need?
Any level from beginner up: materials are CEFR-graded from A1 to C1, stories are generated exactly at your level, and word and grammar suggestions adjust automatically.
How do you learn English by reading books?
Pick a book matched to your level, read with the translation beside the text, and save the words you want to keep. LangOrbit turns those words into short practice sessions and brings them back on a spaced-repetition schedule — so reading time becomes vocabulary that stays.
What is FSRS, and why is it better than "review daily"?
FSRS is the modern spaced-repetition algorithm — the same one used in Anki. It models your memory for each word individually and schedules the review for the day you'd start to forget it. Minimal reviews, maximal retention.
What does it run on?
Any modern browser — phone, tablet or desktop; you can install it as an app (PWA). There's also a Telegram bot and Mini App. Progress stays in sync everywhere.
Which native languages are supported?
Translations and the interface come in eight languages: Russian, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Chinese — Simplified or Traditional.
Start reading — right now.
No download, no signup — open the first chapter right in your browser. The full app comes later.
Works in any browser — on phone, tablet, and desktop. On Telegram there's a bot and a Mini App.